Recent parolee charged in robbery at Bridgeport Township gas station

SAGINAW, MI — A recent parolee used a BB gun to rob a Bridgeport Township gas station this week, prosecutors say.

Samuel Cuellar, 49, is charged with armed robbery in a Tuesday, Feb. 12, incident at the Speedway station at 5480 Dixie at King.

A press release from the Bridgeport Township Police Department states that at 6:50 p.m., the robber brandished a firearm and left in a vehicle with an undisclosed amount of money.

Police spotted the suspect vehicle at Sheridan and Treanor in Saginaw, and Cuellar was arrested after a brief foot chase, the release states.

The Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office filed a recommendation to hold Cuellar without bond. The court document states that the gun that Cuellar used was a BB gun and that the stolen money was found on his person. Three witnesses identified Cuellar as the robber, and Cuellar “made several admissions,” the document states.

Cuellar gained parole from prison on June 24, according to state Department of Corrections records. He served just less than 25 years in prison for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Armed robbery carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Cuellar, who last lived at 307 Wayne, Apt. 1, also is charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer.

In arraigning Cuellar on Thursday, Feb. 14, Saginaw County Chief District Judge M. Randall Jurrens entered a not guilty plea on his behalf and ordered him held without bond.